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HHS Secretary calls for health insurance companies to publicly justify proposed premium increases

In a letter to the CEOs of UnitedHealth Group Inc., WellPoint Inc., Aetna Inc., Health Care Service Corporation and CIGNA HealthCare Inc., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius called on the executives to publicly justify proposed health insurance premium increases. Sebelius’ letter comes after a meeting last week with these executives at the White House.

9 Mar 2010

Organisational justice causes feelings of embitterment and burn-out at work

New findings suggest the role of organisational justice in causing feelings of embitterment and burn-out at work. Professor Tom Sensky (Imperial College, London, UK) analyzes these data in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

9 Mar 2010

Global Fund releases latest impact data, projections for improving global health in next decade

By 2015, mother-to-child HIV transmission will be virtually eliminated and deaths from malaria and tuberculosis will continue to decline if health investments for the diseases are maintained or scaled up, according to an annual results report published Monday by the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Agence France-Presse/Africasia.com reports (3/8).

9 Mar 2010

University of Michigan Health System expands Mobile Aspects tissue tracking solution into pediatric surgical areas

Mobile Aspects announced today that the University of Michigan Health System has signed an agreement to expand the use of its tissue tracking solution into the Operating Room at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. The solution, called iRISecure™, uses the unique characteristics of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to automate clinical workflow associated with tissue tracking.

9 Mar 2010

Computer reminders produce smaller-than-expected improvements

Computer reminders to physicians regarding prescribing produce much smaller improvements than initially expected, found a study in CMAJ

9 Mar 2010

Premier Dalton McGuinty plans changes to hospital funding systems

Premier Dalton McGuinty is planning changes to hospital funding systems, according to his Throne Speech today. The changes, if implemented, will have a profound impact on Ontarian's access to care.

9 Mar 2010

State Roundup: N.Y. drug pricing, Vermont hospital ads, Massachusetts nursing homes and anti-psychotics

Poughkeepsie Journal: A new report on New York drug prices, "issued by the New York Public Interest Research Group, Consumers Union, the Center for Medical Consumers and AARP, looked at the price of the 10 most popular drugs found in the state's pharmacies provided through a Freedom of Information Law request. The analysis found a drastic price difference in the same drugs offered in different locations" (Campbell, 3/6).

9 Mar 2010

Blue Care Networks of Michigan abandons its attempt to purchase PHP of Mid-Michigan

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's subsidiary, Blue Care Networks of Michigan, abandoned its attempt to purchase Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan after the Department of Justice informed the companies that it would file an antitrust lawsuit to block the acquisition.

9 Mar 2010

Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure less likely to receive hospice care

Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure appear less likely to receive hospice care than white patients with the same condition, according to a report in the March 8 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

9 Mar 2010

CNA: Federal budget - a missed opportunity to initiate much-needed transformation of health system

The Canadian Nurses Association feels that the federal budget does not go far enough at what it sees as a critical juncture for health care in Canada.

9 Mar 2010

Consumer Watchdog calls for national freeze on health insurance rates and rate regulation

Consumer Watchdog called on President Obama to impose a national freeze on health insurance rates before health reform takes effect to protect consumers from premium hikes like the 39% increase recently announced by Anthem Blue Cross in California. The rate freeze is one of five tools Consumer Watchdog urged the president to include as part of his proposed fixes to the Senate health care bill.

9 Mar 2010

Gannett offers promotional support to ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers to help military members and veterans

Gannett is offering promotional support to ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers, the No. 1 dental implant provider in the U.S., to help current members of the military and military veterans who have developed dental problems related to their service.

9 Mar 2010

Gender inequality killing millions of women in Asia, report finds

"Nearly 100 million women across Asia have 'disappeared' because of a huge and growing gender gap that has fatally deprived them of access to health care and food and has led to widespread abortions of female fetuses, according to a U.N. report released Monday," the Associated Press reports.

9 Mar 2010

Edward Hospital: ER wait times available through text message, online and phone

Edward Hospital is among the first hospitals in the country to make Emergency Room wait times available via text message, online and by phone.

9 Mar 2010

Increasing cost of universal health care in Canada to handcuff governments' ability to provide different services: Poll

A poll of Canadians conducted for the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) shows that most feel the steadily increasing cost of providing universal health care in Canada will handcuff governments' ability to provide services such as education, transportation and pension benefits.

9 Mar 2010

Tetanus, hepatitis vaccination campaign launched in Chile amid fears of disease outbreaks

"Chile launched a hepatitis and tetanus vaccination campaign Friday and doctors warned of outbreaks of diarrhea and infection among thousands of people displaced by the earthquake and the tsunami that heavily damaged or destroyed 36 hospitals and made garbage dumps of coastal towns and cities," the Associated Press reports. So far, no dysentery outbreaks or other communicable diseases had been reported, Chile's health ministry said, adding that it believed it had adequate amounts of tetanus and hepatitis vaccinations.

9 Mar 2010

IEEE, AMA to host conference: Overcoming challenges in individualized healthcare, technological innovations

IEEE, the world's largest technical professional association, and the American Medical Association, are joining together to host the First Conference on Medical Technology and Individualized Healthcare.

9 Mar 2010

States trying to keep health care systems afloat

States are having to make budgetary decisions about their health care systems as federal legislation and funding continue to be tied up in Congress.

9 Mar 2010

Sebelius reiterates call for insurer transparency

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Monday "called on managed-care companies to publicly justify rate increases." Meanwhile, President Obama "cited a recent Wall Street conference call as evidence that the industry is willing and able to price out some customers." Sebelius' action came on the heels of last week's White House meeting with the executives of a number of major health insurance companies.

9 Mar 2010

Potential Medicaid expansion would extend coverage to childless adults

In this Kaiser Health News story, produced in collaboration with the Philadelphia Inquirer, reporter Rick Schmitt looks at a part of the proposed Medicaid expansion.

9 Mar 2010

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HHS Secretary calls for health insurance companies to publicly justify proposed premium increases

Organisational justice causes feelings of embitterment and burn-out at work

Global Fund releases latest impact data, projections for improving global health in next decade

University of Michigan Health System expands Mobile Aspects tissue tracking solution into pediatric surgical areas

Computer reminders produce smaller-than-expected improvements

Premier Dalton McGuinty plans changes to hospital funding systems

State Roundup: N.Y. drug pricing, Vermont hospital ads, Massachusetts nursing homes and anti-psychotics

Blue Care Networks of Michigan abandons its attempt to purchase PHP of Mid-Michigan

Black and Hispanic Medicare beneficiaries with heart failure less likely to receive hospice care

CNA: Federal budget - a missed opportunity to initiate much-needed transformation of health system

Consumer Watchdog calls for national freeze on health insurance rates and rate regulation

Gannett offers promotional support to ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers to help military members and veterans

Gender inequality killing millions of women in Asia, report finds

Edward Hospital: ER wait times available through text message, online and phone

Increasing cost of universal health care in Canada to handcuff governments' ability to provide different services: Poll

Tetanus, hepatitis vaccination campaign launched in Chile amid fears of disease outbreaks

IEEE, AMA to host conference: Overcoming challenges in individualized healthcare, technological innovations

States trying to keep health care systems afloat

Sebelius reiterates call for insurer transparency

Potential Medicaid expansion would extend coverage to childless adults

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